Template:Did you know nominations/Papal conclave, 1691


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The result was: promoted by HaEr48 (talk) 08:05, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

Papal conclave, 1691

 * ... that during the 1691 papal conclave cardinals burned down their sleeping quarters in the Vatican while playing cards? Source: "The most excitement came from the fire that broke out in the Vatican late one night in June, after a lamp was knocked over by a cardinal who was playing cards. It ruined several cells.. " Baumgartner p. 165 (offline)
 * ALT1:... that the 1691 papal conclave saw the first votes cast for non-cardinals since 1503? Source: "Votes went to noncardinals, which had not happened since 1503" Baumgartner p. 165 (offline)
 * Reviewed: Günter Jena
 * Comment: My preference is for ALT0, but also including ALT1 since it is shorter. DYK check isn't working for me so in case it isn't working for others: by my copy and paste character count the prose characters in the current version are at 3949 compared to 226 in this version. Expansion began with this edit on 5 June 2017.

5x expanded by TonyBallioni (talk). Self-nominated at 01:59, 8 June 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Article is expanded five-fold, starting on June 8. Prose is neutrally written, and clocks at 3940 characters so it's long enough. QPQ done. I must assume good faith with the offline references, though. The hook will be a matter of preference, but otherwise good to go. Blue  sphere  15:03, 15 June 2017 (UTC)